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Delta Symposium XIX to Take Place in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in April

The Arkansas State University Department of
English and Philosophy's annual Delta Symposium is scheduled for April
17-20, 2013. It features internationally known scholars and musicians
who will gather at Arkansas State University’s campus in Jonesboro. In
its 19th year, the symposium theme for 2013 is "Cultivating the Delta."
As the title suggests, Delta Symposium XIX will appeal to scholars,
students, and residents throughout the region who are interested in
various musical traditions, photography, and film linked to the
symposium's focus, as well as to agriculture and its effects on the
environment throughout the Lower Mississippi River Delta. This year features Bruce Jackson, Wes Jackson, and Julia
"Butterfly” Hill as guest speakers and also features literary events by
writers W. Stuart Towns, Janis Kearney, Philip McMath, and Margaret
Bolsterli. The event culminates on Saturday, April 20th, with an
architectural walking tour scheduled for 10:00 a.m. that departs from the
Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, and with the Roots Music Festival
that begins at noon at City Water and Light Park. Featured acts include
2-Mule Plow, Cedric Burnside, and the New Agrarians.